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It’s the first Tuesday of the month so today’s theme is Motivation. If you’ve been reading my blog or a while, you know that I’m a big fan of Eminem’s music. I’ve featured his songs on my blog here and here. I’ve been a huge Eminem fan for over half of my life. I own all of his CDs (yes the actual CD) and I’ve seen him in concert twice. A lot of his songs motivate me during a workout, but here are two of my favorites!
Song: Soldier
Album: The Eminem Show
Artist: Eminem
Genre: Hip Hop
Year Released: 2002
Motivational Lyrics
“I’m a soldier, these shoulder’s hold up so much,
They won’t budge, I’ll never fall or fold up, I’m
A soldier, even if my collar bone’s crush or
Crumble, I will never slip or stumble, I’m a Soldier”
Eminem never released a video for this song, but it’s still one of my favorite songs from this album. I remember blasting this song in my dorm room when I was up late studying. It always gave me a boost of energy. Now I use the song for motivation during my workouts or long runs!
Song: ‘Till I Collapse
Album: The Eminem Show
Artist: Eminem
Genre: Hip Hop
Year Released: May 2002
Motivational Lyrics
“Cause sometimes you just feel tired, feel weak
And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up
But you gotta search within you
And gotta find that inner strength
And just pull that sh*t out of you
And get that motivation to not give up
And not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face, and collapse.”
Just like ‘Soldier’, Eminem never released a video for this song either, but it’s just SO good. Lyrically it’s phenomenal and the beat is dope. I can listen to this song for any workout or run, but it’s a great song for running up hills – in my opinion.
What songs motivate you? Let us know by adding your blog post to the link up below!
Marcia says
Eminem’s songs might be the most motivating stuff on my playlist! Love it!
kookyrunner says
Same for me. I just love him!
Janelle @ Run With No Regrets says
Gotta love Eminem! I actually never listened to Soldier – listening to it now!
kookyrunner says
He has so many great songs that were never released mainstream!
Reca says
I definitely get the motivational power of Eminem.
kookyrunner says
Love his music!
Rachel says
I love Eminem. When he first made an appearance, I really didn’t like him. But then I heard his story and my respect grew. Plus his songs pump me up so there’s that. 😉
kookyrunner says
His story is definitely an inspiration – talk about humble beginnings!
Steff says
HIs music is so transcending. It was good back then and still good now!
kookyrunner says
Couldn’t agree with you more! 🙂